Around the World in Eighty Days (Collins Classics) - Softcover

Verne, Jules

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007350945 ISBN 13: 9780007350940

Publisher: William Collins, 2010

Synopsis

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'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.'

When Phileas Fogg wagers a bet that he can travel across the globe in just 80 days, little does he know about the epic journey that he is about to undertake. With his faithful French servant, Passepartout, Phileas Fogg embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling across four continents by whatever means he can - train, elephant, steam ship - and experiencing endless surprises and mishaps along the way.

About this title

About the Author:

Victor Marie Hugo (1802-1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement and is considered one of the greatest French writers. Hugo's best-known works are the novels Les Miserables, 1862, and The Hunchbak of Notre-Dame, 1831, both of which have had several adaptations for stage and screen.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Collins
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0007350945
• ISBN 13: 9780007350940
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320